Tim Allen is ok. but I HATE HATE HATE Martin Short. he is everything that is uncool about showbusiness

I've always liked Martin Short, but aside from Big Trouble, I've never liked anything that Tim Allen did. And even there, he was the wrong actor for the project - he didn't fit Dave Barry's style of humor at all. Though I really don't blame his being there for the overall failure of the film adaptation; Big Trouble was just too unfaithful to the book for it to work. It was funny, but nowhere near as funny as the book was; and they got the tone all wrong - the film should have been much darker. Also, it should have been an R-rated film. Disappointing.

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On a related topic, Richard Roeper's review of Deck The Halls is hilarious:"You cannot believe how excruciatingly awful this movie is. It is bad in a way that will cause unfortunate viewers to huddle in the lobby afterward, hugging in small groups, consoling one another with the knowledge that it's over, it's over -- thank God, it's over.... Compared to the honest hard labor performed by tens of millions of Americans every day, a film critic's job is like a winning lottery ticket. But there IS work involved, and it can be painful -- and the next time someone tells me I have the best job in the world, I'm going to grab them by the ear, fourth-grade-teacher-in-1966-style, and drag them to see Deck the Halls."

Tim Allen is ok. but I HATE HATE HATE Martin Short. he is everything that is uncool about showbusiness

I've always liked Martin Short, but aside from Big Trouble, I've never liked anything that Tim Allen did. And even there, he was the wrong actor for the project - he didn't fit Dave Barry's style of humor at all. Though I really don't blame his being there for the overall failure of the film adaptation; Big Trouble was just too unfaithful to the book for it to work. It was funny, but nowhere near as funny as the book was; and they got the tone all wrong - the film should have been much darker. Also, it should have been an R-rated film. Disappointing.

Holy crap, we agree on something. I also enjoyed the book. Never bothered to see the movie, Tim Allen being in it and all. I can't stand Martin Short, though.

I saw Santa Clause 3. I still have post Martin Short musical number stress disorder. He seriously did a take off of "New York, New York", with "North Pole, North Pole". (shiver) There are not enough hugs in the world to defrost my frozen soul after viewing that. That musical number (though meant to be funny?) is only rivaled by Hulk Hogan's ballad "The World Just Lost Another Hulkamaniac".

Also, I agree with the take on "Big Trouble". That was a Big disappointment (yes my humor knows no bounds). Tim Allen is not a witty comedian. He should be in things where he can grunt and act like an animal. Oh wait, Shaggy Dog had plenty of that and still was brick stupid. But as a fan of bad movies I'm sure glad he left Television.

Ya know, I LIKE Tim Allen. He doesn't always pick up the best movies, but he's a great slapstick comic and he's managed to finally ditch his comedian persona, which is something Larry the Cable Guy will never be able to claim. :^)